- It takes 60 tonnes of paint to cover the tower. Originally a reddish brown, the color used now is Eiffel Tower Brown in three shades, the darkest at the bottom and lightest at the top. Painters need 1,500 brushes to complete a new coat, applied every seven years.
Sterling is located in northeast Virginia. Sterling is part of Loudoun County. Sterling has 5.48 square miles of land area and 0.03 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Sterling population is 27,822. Sterling median household income is $86,743 in 2008-2012. Sterling median house value is $297,300 in 2008-2012.
disaster recovery center to open in middlesex county RICHMOND, VA â A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will open at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in Saluda to assist individuals in the Middle Peninsula area who suffered losses and damages from Hurricane Isabel.